Securing the keys to the cloud

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	INSIDER Securing the keys to the cloud Cloud service providers claim they can secure your data, but as the technology model is put to the test by more and more organizations, security holes, malware and other vulnerabilities are coming to light. Insider (registration required) Read More WEBCAST: PHD Technologies ITComparison.com Test of PHD Virtual Backup vs. Veeam vExpert, Patrick Redknap, reviews the results and discoveries contained in the recent ITComparison.com analysis report of PHD Virtual Backup & Recovery versus Veeam Backup & Recovery. End users have been anxious to see a third party comparison between these two backup solutions, and now it is available. View Now In this Issue iPad grabs top spot as preferred Black Friday shopping tool House set to vote again on STEM visas LTO-6 tape with up to 6.25TB capacity ships Researcher finds 20-plus flaws in SCADA software NEC data center units to use convection to cut power use by 30% Will Google go the way of Microsoft? Ask the FTC. US, European agencies seize 132 domain names for selling counterfeit merchandise Digital watchdogs warn of spam, privacy issues with Facebook changes Richi Jennings: Touchscreen Chrome OS hybrid tablet/laptop coming soon? WEBCAST: Cloudera Modernizing Your IT Infrastructure This webinar will speak to businesses expectations of big data, benefits of analytic platforms built on Hadoop, business challenges that led to evaluation of big data technologies, and the framework for success. View Now! iPad grabs top spot as preferred Black Friday shopping tool Apple retained its stranglehold on mobile shopping over the two-day stretch of Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the U.S., IBM said. Read More House set to vote again on STEM visas For a second time in as many months, U.S. House Republicans will try to win approval of legislation to issue up to 55,000 so-called STEM visas to students who earn advanced degrees at U.S. universities. Read More LTO-6 tape with up to 6.25TB capacity ships Tandberg Data, Imation and Fujifilm have announced separately that they are shipping the new LTO-6 tape drive technology offering up to 1.4TB per hour throughput. Read More Researcher finds 20-plus flaws in SCADA software A security researcher claims that he found 23 vulnerabilities in industrial control software from several vendors after a different security company last week showcased vulnerabilities in applications from some of the same manufacturers, but chose not to report them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Innotas The Smart Approach to IT Resource Management This whitepaper from Innotas- the leader in cloud solutions for Project Portfolio and Application Portfolio Management - identifies why effective resource management is crucial for any IT department. Read Now! NEC data center units to use convection to cut power use by 30% NEC is working on a new type of small data center unit that uses convection to slash power usage by a third, even in Japan's hot, sticky climate. Read More Will Google go the way of Microsoft? Ask the FTC. The antitrust suit that the Justice Department filed against Microsoft in the 1990s left the company distracted and unable to plan for the future. Could the same thing be in store for Google? Read More US, European agencies seize 132 domain names for selling counterfeit merchandise U.S. and European agencies have seized 132 domain names that were allegedly used to sell counterfeit merchandise online. Read More Digital watchdogs warn of spam, privacy issues with Facebook changes Two digital rights group urged Facebook to halt changes to its governance and data use policies, warning the modifications could increase privacy risks. Read More Richi Jennings: Touchscreen Chrome OS hybrid tablet/laptop coming soon? Cloud touchscreen devices to change everything (again). Rumor has it that Google is building its own Chromebooks. They'll have touch displays, we're told. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers note that the old rules keep changing. Read More
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